Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Heading Practice Game

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David Machado
Name: David Machado
City: Milton
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Objective: To be organized and ready to make opportunities from/ or defend (and transition) agaist set pieces, specifically corners.

General Heading: Judge the line of flight, get in line of flight, and be on toes. Arch back, tuck chin, elbows out (to protect). Snap with abs, chin up, eyes open.

Defensive Heading: Leave late to attack the ball. One foot take off from run. Must jump first. Head through bottom half of ball. Height, Width, and Distance. Focus on making a head pass into transition.

Offensive Heading: Bend to side of field opposite of the ball. Leave late to attack the ball. One foot take off from run. Must jump first. Head through top half of ball. head ball down toward goal line.

Psychology of Winning: Remember where we are going. This is where we are now. This is what we need to do. And this is why I believe together we can do it.

College: Think about, and do imaginary role play in a conversation with a prospective college coach. What will they say? How will you answer? Ask questions!

Homework: Make sure all gear is organized and packed for the travel weekend.

Practice Mantras: Good is not good when better is expected. You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Heading Practice

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Heading Practice
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Heading Practice (10 mins)

Heading Practice 1: Pairs of players with a ball about 5 yds apart. 1 player is the server. Heading player heads ball back to server, takes a knee, heads 2nd ball, takes 2 knees, heads 3rd, back up on one knee, heads 4th, and returns to standing. 4-5 reps each. Defensive Heading: Players in groups of 3. Middle player is the server, and header tries to get the ball up and over the server to the 3rd player behind. 10-12 Reps each. Head Flicks: In groups of 3s. One end player serves the middle player who flicks the ball to the opposite end player. 10-12 Reps. Switch roles.

Heading Game: Split team into 2 groups. Blue team has to place the hands on each others shoulders and stay as one GK only keeping the ball out with head or any part of their body not hands. the only players allowed to use hands are each end person right hand and left from each side. White team has 3 minutes to score as many headers as they can, balls are served from behind a cone into an area for team mate to attack, always play space for attacker to attack the header. After the server has served the ball he becomes the next person to head the ball. Switch roles.


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